Omega’s sister model, Longines, debuted an fascinating GMT timepiece this week.
The Spirit Zulu Time 1925 is introduced in a 39 mm x 13.5 mm chrome steel case, with a 46.8 mm lug-to-lug distance. The case options principally matte surfaces with sharpening of the bracelet middle hyperlink bevels, the crown, the bezel edges, and the case flanks. The Zulu Time 1925 is paired with a tapered Oyster-style three-link metal bracelet that’s 21 mm huge on the lugs, and the watch weighs a complete of 158 grams. When worn on the included black, non-tapered NATO-style strap, the watch takes on a extra rugged look, and the load drops considerably.
That is Longine’s midsize GMT mannequin; the opposite two sizes are 37 mm and 42 mm, and it gives good proportions for a broad vary of wrists. Uniquely, the bidirectional bezel metal bezel options an 18K pink gold cap insert with the 24-hour scale engraved on it. “Gold cap” is identical as “gold stuffed” and is preferable to razor-thin “gold-plating,” as a result of a gold cap is strong gold on prime of a base steel. This technique leads to a higher-quality part than plating, with out the upper worth of full strong gold. To match the gold-capped bezel insert, Longines designers used gilt print on the dial, in addition to gold-plating on the fingers, the utilized Arabic numerals, and the winged emblem at 12.
Longines fitted the Spirit Zulu Time 1925 with its outsourced COSC-certified chronometer (-4/+6 seconds per day) ETA computerized motion that beats at 3.5Hz, has a silicon stability spring, a gold-plated oscillating weight, and a 72-hour energy reserve. Along with the hour, minute, middle seconds, and date hand, there may be the marquee 24-hour GMT hand. It is a flyer GMT, additionally known as a “true GMT” or “traveler GMT,” and lets you independently set the native 12-hour hand.
The Longines Spirit Zulu Time 1925 (Ref. L3.803.5.53.6) encompasses a barely domed sapphire crystal, a transparent caseback secured by six screws, and water-resistance is rated to a depth of 100 meters. The retail worth is $4,350.
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